Get a cell phone. Stay home alone. Go to the mall with best friend and No Parents. Wear makeup. Get contact lenses. Attend a boy-girl party. Rory Swenson has been waiting her whole life to turn twelve. And she's got a list to prove it. Whenever Rory asks her parents for something, they always say, "When you're twelve . . ." Well, in exactly, 18 hours, 36 minutes, and 52 seconds it will finally happen. Rory's life will officially begin!
Wendy Mass
Wendy Mass is the author of award-winning books for young readers, including
11 Birthdays,
Finally,
13 Gifts,
The Last Present, and the Twice Upon a Time series; as well as
A Mango-Shaped Space,
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life,
Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall,
Leap Day,
Every Soul a Star,
Space Taxi, and
The Candymakers. She lives with her family in New Jersey.
